My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (624 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307592243 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Who doesn’t know the word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? A colorful, loving, richly detailed look at the decades of a multilayered life, My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business, will enthrall every generation of reader, from baby-boomers who recall when Rob Petrie became a household name, to all those still enchanted by Bert’s “Chim Chim Cher-ee.” This is a lively, heartwarming memoir of a performer who still thinks of himself as a “simple song-and-dance man,” but who is, in every sense of the word, a classic entertainer.From the Hardcover edition.. Dick Van Dyke, indisputably one of the greats of the golden age of television, is admired and beloved by audiences the world over for his beaming smile, his physical dexterity, his impeccable comic timing, his ridiculous stunts, and his unforgettable screen roles.
There was only one kindergarten in town, and it was located in the well-to-do section. Every summer, I went to Bible school. He accepted the responsibility, though, marrying my mom and getting a job as a salesman for the Sunshine Cookie Company. She was funny like my dad, but much more talkative. My maternal grandfather owned a grocery store that also sold kosher meat. Sometimes she would give him an odd job to do, too. I would rather have played and run around with friends. A joke was easy. Danville was a town of thirty thousand people, and it felt as if most of them were relatives. Everybody was poor. I was a tall drink of water, as my grandmother said. Year
DICK VAN DYKE was born in West Plains, Missouri, in 1925. He lives in California.From the Hardcover edition.. He is an internationally recognized and accomplished performer, and has been a recipient of the Theatre World Award, a Tony, a Grammy, and four Emmy awards
Luck Probably Had Less To Do With It R PRIUS The undeniable truth is that Dick Van Dyke may consider himself lucky or charmed by good fortune, but he was (and still is) a very talented and versatile man. This memoir glazes over his very successful career in show business, but primarily focuses on his personal life ------ his one marriage, his children, his 35 year relationship with Michelle . So breezy it almost floats away while you read it The author says in the introduction not to expect any "dirt." Didn't think much about it at the time, but having finished the book I'm wondering if he and I have different definitions of the word.I've never seen any of his movies and never watched any of his subsequent TV shows, but I loved "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and I agree with him that it was. Legendary performer, gentle memoir As memoirs go, Dick covers it all from birth.Based on the conversational tone, I'm assuming he dictated much, if not all, of the book. There are places where, as an editor, I would have trimmed and snipped a bitand other places I would have had him go further in-depth. For instance, while I came away feeling he was proud of the work he did with Ma